Howard Anthony Gilmer, DO| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Howard A. Gilmer, DO, joined MedStar NRH as the Medical Director and Assistant Chief of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is now a Medical Director for the Amputee Rehabilitation Program at MedStar NRH.
Dr. Gilmer earned an undergraduate degree in biology from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA, attended medical school and earned a DO from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury, NY, completed an internship at Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, NY, and his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) at MedStar NRH in 2001.
His years of experience include serving as a partner in private practice in PM and R, with appointments at the Salisbury Spine Center, the Salisbury Genesis Nursing Home, Atlantic General Hospital, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, and HealthSouth Chesapeake Rehabilitation Hospital.
Dr. Gilmer holds several professional affiliations, has conducted research with transference value to his position here at MedStar NRH and is a knowledgeable speaker on topics ranging from arthritis to orthotics and prosthetics.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Amputation Rehabilitation
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Arthritis Rehabilitation
- Back Pain
- Back Strain
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Concussions
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot And Ankle Osteoarthritis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Golfer's Elbow
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Replacement Rehabilitation
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Back Pain
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Injuries
- Myofascial Pain
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Neurogenic Bowel
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Orthotics And Prosthetics
- Osteoarthritis
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Poliomyelitis
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Sleep Disorders
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sports Concussion
- Sports Injury
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subcortical Infarction
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tennis Elbow
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Amputation
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trigger Point Pain
- Wheelchair Assessment
- Whiplash Injury
Procedures I perform
- Durable Medical Equipment Prescription
- Knee Pain Management
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OA Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- POS OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: National Rehabilitation Hospital-GME (2001)
Internship: Memorial Hospital (1998)
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (1997)